Intel Core i5-13600KF

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-13600KF can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-13600KF Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i5-13600KF also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i5-13600KF

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.5 GHz Base, 5.1 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.6 GHz Base, 3.9 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Up: 181 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600KF, 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 136.29

Overall Rank:
419th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
185th fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
111th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $273.73 USD (2026-10-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

37306

Single Thread Rating

4111

Samples: 4614*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-13600KF

Integer Math	121,934 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	90,190 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	149 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	50,754 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	26,865 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	472,923 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	28,686 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,111 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13600KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,053
Intel Core i5-13600KF		37,306
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i5-13600KF		136.29
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Intel Core i5-13600KF		4,111
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-13600KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3765190 - Oct 07 2026		40310
BL3763605 - Oct 07 2026		37540
BL3762424 - Oct 06 2026		34553
BL3761228 - Oct 06 2026		39318
BL3760762 - Oct 05 2026		38382

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-13600KF
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-13600KF		37,306
Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		37,437 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		35,476 (-4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		34,315 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		30,723 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		38,355 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		38,232 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		31,048 (-16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		28,284 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		28,263 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		26,959 (-27.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		36,927 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i5-13600KF		31,444 (-15.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-13600KF Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,085

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